"I Come," The Savior Cries

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"I come," the Savior cries

Author: Benjamin Beddome
Tune: RHIW
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 "I come," the Savior cries,
Ye longing souls, I come;
Then gently through the yielding skies,
He bears His children home.

2 Long has th’aspiring saint
Stood waiting for the call,
And joyful now without a plaint,
Can leave this empty ball.

3 His cheerful look bespeaks,
A soul prepared to die;
Through all its bonds the spirit breaks,
Nor gives a parting sigh.

4 Of God and Heav’n possessed,
He now forgets his cares;
Nor sorrow more disturbs his rest,
Nor sin revives his fears.

5 But careless sinners, who
In slumbers spend their days,
Shall pass through scenes of various woe,
In one eternal maze.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16274

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Author: Benjamin Beddome

Benjamin Beddome was born at Henley-in Arden, Warwickshire, January 23, 1717. His father was a Baptist minister. He studied at various places, and began preaching in 1740. He was pastor of a Baptist society at Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, until his death in 1795. In 1770, he received the degree of M.A. from the Baptist College in Providence, Rhode Island. He published several discourses and hymns. "His hymns, to the number of 830, were published in 1818, with a recommendation from Robert Hall." Montgomery speaks of him as a "writer worthy of honour both for the quantity and the quality of his hymns." --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872.… Go to person page >

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First Line:	"I come," the Savior cries
Title:	"I Come," The Savior Cries
Author:	Benjamin Beddome
Source:	Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton & Briggs, 1818)
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain